The gang rape in New Delhi on Dec. 16 had triggered calls to strengthen Indian laws dealing with violence against women.
The blackout triggered calls by industry leaders for the building of a nationwide smart power grid, which could reroute electricity seamlessly in such cases.
The BBC's Ethirajan Anbarasan in Dhaka says that frequent accidents in factories have triggered calls for more inspections to check fire safety in large industrial units.
Such alarmism has triggered calls for a stronger diplomatic response.
Last month, rival Bear Stearns, one of the biggest Wall Street firms in the mortgage securities business, disclosed billions of losses in two hedge funds it managed, largely because of subprime mortgage securities that triggered margin calls and redemptions.
This back-up, it is widely assumed, is needed mainly to meet margin calls triggered by the ratings downgrade.
Colin Baige, head of operational delivery at Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue, said very few calls triggered by automatic alarms tended to be fires.
The emergency services also have to cope with a side-effect of the ubiquitous mobile phone - silent 999 calls triggered by inadvertent dialling of phones left in pockets or bags.
That triggered a series of calls between the two companies, and a visit to Pinterest's San Francisco headquarters in September.
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"I'm sure there are a lot of margin calls being triggered and positions being blown, " said Bob Haberkorn, senior commodities broker with RJO Futures.
The phone calls have also triggered four less serious inquiries - these are allegations which could justify action by the regulator if they were part of a wider pattern of concern about a doctor.
The government deemed it a success: That campaign triggered an increase of 200, 000 calls to quit lines.
That attack triggered a national outcry and a chorus of calls to strengthen Indian laws dealing with violence against women.
If so, current law calls for automatic spending cuts to be triggered.
The fuss over Mr Sanger's book has triggered an inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a bout of political mudslinging in America and calls for an international treaty to ban computer warfare altogether.
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